Facklamia Species as an Underrecognized Pathogen | Zendy

Elham Rahmati | Zendy; Vanessa Martín | Zendy; Darren Wong | Zendy; Fred R. Sattler | Zendy; Jonas Petterson | Zendy; Pamela Ward | Zendy; Susan M. ButlerWu | Zendy; Rosemary C. She | Zendy

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Facklamia Species as an Underrecognized Pathogen

Author(s) -

Elham Rahmati,

Vanessa Martín,

Darren Wong,

Fred R. Sattler,

Jonas Petterson,

Pamela Ward,

Susan M. ButlerWu,

Rosemary C. She

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw272

Subject(s) - bacteremia , pathogen , medicine , etiology , pathogenic organism , identification (biology) , organism , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , immunology , ecology , pathology , genetics

species are a rarely reported etiology of clinical infection with few cases described in literature. However, the prevalence of infection may be underestimated due to challenges in species identification. We describe 3 cases of species bacteremia and the unique microbiologic aspects inherent to this genus that make it particularly challenging to identify. In addition, given the unique susceptibility profile of species, we discuss the importance of fully identifying this organism when it is a suspected as a pathogen, to optimize therapy based on its distinct antibiotic resistance profile.

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